Trent and Mersey Canal

From Runcorn - Shardlow
ST15 8YP
View of the lock and bridge near Shugborough Estate

About

The Trent and Mersey links the River Trent near Derby with the Mersey at Runcorn. The Harecastle Tunnel at Kidsgrove is an amazing feat of engineering in the form of a tiny narrow hole through a hillside. In the first tunnel, 2880 yards long and built in 1766-77, barges had to be 'legged' through the tunnel by men lying on their backs and pushing against the roof with their feet to give the boat momentum. Thomas Telford modernised the tunnel in 1827 by building a new wider tunnel alongside it, complete with a towpath. Telford's tunnel is still used by pleasure boats, as is the whole canal.

Oatcake Boat

The Oatcake Boat travels to different locations which include The Britannia Stadium and Westport Lake.

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